[ewing]

How many computers can there be in Baghdad anyway?

[ewing]

ping

[The Raven]

Liberals won't like this

[VadeRetro]

Might be the answer to the GPS-jammers that the Iraqis bought from the Russians to confuse the JDAMs.

[AngrySpud]

Will this affect "innocent" Iraqis wearing pacemakers or other medical hardware?

[elhombrelibre]

There are probably many. The military for sure would have computers. The country is wealthy, it's wealth just doesn't go to the people. It goes to Saddam's self-aggrandizement.

[WhirlwindAttack]

A back to the stone age bump

[expatpat]

This makes me nervous. The fact is: the US Armed Forces are more dependent on electronics than any other country, and this is the last weapon we ought to want to see being used. All of these weapons become available to others after a while.

[TheTopRead]

'Scuse me but you must be talkin' about ICE-9. Didn't you see "The Recruit" yet?!

Geez, get with the program . . . Top

[John123]

EVERYTHING uses integrated circuits and electrical components these days! Vehicles, kitchen appliances and doo-dads around the house.

More specifically, a lot of weapons use electrical components like rocket launchers, communication devices, detonation devices, tanks, vehicles, radar sites and others. If we can knock out most communications with the Iraqi army divisions and the commanders, we will severely limit their capabilities to coordinate or effect any strategies. The war should get much easier for the Allies.

[martin_fierro]

Shep Smith had no comment. <|:)~

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

How many computers can there be in Baghdad anyway?

Lots. With tens of billions to spend (since he is doing little for the citizens of Iraq) Saddam has purchased some of the most advanced weapons and communications systems available (much on the black market, courtesy of our allies France, Germany, Russia, China). Since Desert Storm, he has installed sophisticated optical communications networks to prevent eavesdropping on military communications. Zapping that stuff early would take out their eyes and ears. A goodd thing. Nothing like a new war to test out the new goodies.

[Mixer]

Is this capable of bringing down Al Gore's internet?

[Lockbox]

"These go to 11."

[Orion78]

Microwave Bomb our Secret Weapon (1/27/03)

[Polybius]

....generates a massive electromagnetic pulse capable of frying the inside of digital electronic systems...

If the Iraqis are running Windows ME, how will they be able to tell the difference?

[lawdude]

My niece just e-mailed me and told me they have closed all WalMarts and K-Marts in Iraq. They were reopened as "Targets".

Hey, it was new to me.

[Vinnie]

Haven't we developed an airborne laser, originally for knocking out incoming missiles?
If I remember correctly, this was mounted in a 747.

Now if the 'gun' was mounted in the belly instead of top, it could be used against ground targets.

[Grampa Dave]

I understand that it will also micro wave all of the personal weiners of Islamofacists and Islamokazis with a special DNA sensor targeting device.

[metacognative]

What powers the EM pulse?

[Chi-townChief]

"The US Air Force is developing high power microwave, or HPM, weapon that generates a massive electromagnetic pulse capable of frying the inside of digital electronic systems, disabling enemy military equipment, analysts said."

Remember "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with the EMP stopping everything? Klaatu barada nikto!